by Maddalena Campitelli | Mar 26, 2024 | EQ Life, Six Seconds |
…rsonal values and commitments rather than by external forces <Learn how to Engage Intrinsic Motivation in the Six Seconds EQ model>. Huong clearly realized that wellbeing is essential to her and she managed to shift from well-doing to well-being. Past, Present and Future Huong wonders if she would have continued to work in the hospital if she’d discovered emotional intelligence earlier in life – a setting where the relationship with patients and……After three decades of success in both the medical and corporate worlds, Dr. Huong Nguyen found herself feeling overwhelmed and unfulfilled, despite her achievements. Realizing something deeper was missing, she turned to emotional intelligence—not just to improve her own life, but to help others unlock their full potential and find balance between success and well-being….
by Michael Miller | Mar 28, 2018 | Six Seconds |
…and evaluate both the pragmatic and emotional components of the situation Engage Intrinsic Motivation: Strengthen the inner drive to move ahead in a useful way Exercise Optimism: Identify new opportunities and possibilities to invent additional solutions. Top 10 tips for choosing yourself from the global emotional intelligence network. What tools do you use to make more deliberate decisions? Click to tweet 1. Repeat after me: K, C, G The Six Seco……Want to know how to practice emotional intelligence? Here are 10 expert tips from our worldwide network to choose yourself more effectively….
by Michael Miller | Jan 17, 2022 | Six Seconds |
…t the bulk of the iceberg is hidden below the surface. As explained in The Motivation Iceberg, people often pay attention to the visible behaviors, because that’s obvious. Understanding what’s really going on for people, however, requires us to tune in “beneath the water” to see more subtle drivers of thoughts & feelings. As this video from the Cleveland Clinic illustrates, there’s a lot going on beneath the surface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?……How can managers use emotional intelligence to increase empathy in the workplace? It starts with a willingness to go “beneath the surface.”…
by Joshua Freedman | Apr 17, 2023 | EQ Business, Six Seconds |
…S businesses waste $1.8 trillion in lost productivity. Meanwhile, employee engagement is at an all time low and turnover is high – wasting another $500 billion Extensive research documents a solution: The learnable, measurable skills of emotional intelligence reduce turnover and increase engagement. Can you learn emotional intelligence in a single day? Will a 1-day workshop solve all your problems? Probably not. But if you follow the framework out……Stop wasting money and learn how to leverage emotional intelligence for better results. Here’s a 4-step plan to get started….
by Jayne Morrison | Apr 20, 2014 | EQ Business |
…ted to them? When I walk into a company, I’m looking for vitality, in that spark you can see in employees who actually care. Does the word ‘engagement’ capture it? How would you redefine engagement?……What does ’employee engagement’ really mean? And is that enough to drive the results we need?…
by Michael Miller | Feb 21, 2022 | Six Seconds |
…ith Lowest Engagement Plant with Medium-High Engagement Plant with Highest Engagement High Plant Engagement Correlated with Highest Employee Retention Rate To assess the power of the relationship between organizational engagement and retention rates, a linear regression analysis was conducted, revealing a statistically significant positive relationship between organizational engagement and retention rates. Plant with Lowest Engagement Plant with M……This three-year case study at Amadori found a strong, significant link between the “hard” outcome of results and the “soft skills” of emotional intelligence….
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 7, 2022
…vides tips, deep insights and a powerful framework for increasing success. Engage your motivation. Increase your productivity. The EQPlus™ Motivation Profile measures how people intrinsically motivate themselves and how this directly affects their success in real time – and provides tips, deep insights, and a powerful framework for increasing success. EQPlus™ Motivation Profile is a deep and immediately actionable tool that can easily shed light o……HumanAim: Measure and grow The Drivers of Motivation to create & sustain a magnetic, thriving, innovative corporate culture….
by Joshua Freedman | May 1, 2024 | Coaching, Six Seconds |
…ptions (which requires Exercise Optimism), to step forward (which requires Engage Intrinsic Motivation), and to connect their choices with a larger sense of purpose (which requires Pursue Noble Goals). So our core work as coaches is going to be harder in 2024 vs 2019. What is “Trauma Informed” Coaching? Again, in this context, we’re talking about professional coaching as a non-clinical intervention, part of community-based support within a continu……World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in March 2021, “When there is mass trauma, it affects communities for many years to come.” While coaching isn’t a “treatment” for trauma, in the Emotional Recession we’re facing now, chances are, your clients, colleagues, and you are carrying more trauma than 4 years ago. What do we do as coaches?…
by Michael Miller | Aug 26, 2018 | Six Seconds |
…ing, harnessing, and transforming emotions as a strategic resource. Engage Intrinsic Motivation – Gaining energy from personal values & commitments vs. being driven by external forces. Exercise Optimism – Taking a proactive perspective of hope and possibility. Increase Empathy – Recognizing and appropriately responding to others’ emotions. Pursue Noble Goals – Connecting your daily choices with your overarching sense of purpose. Have your answer i……New decision making research from Six Seconds’ State of the Heart report identifies the emotional intelligence skills and strategies that predict good decision making, all over the world. So what are they, and how can you cultivate them?…
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 27, 2010 | EQ Business, EQ Education, EQ Life, EQ Parenting, Six Seconds |
…gy from personal values & commitments vs. being driven by external forces. Engage Intrinsic Motivation in Detail Exercise Optimism Taking a proactive perspective of hope and possibility. Exercise Optimism in Detail Give Yourself Tips Increase Empathy Recognizing, connecting with, and appropriately responding to emotions. Increase Empathy in Detail Pursue Noble Goals Connecting your daily choices with your overarching sense of purpose. Pursue Noble…
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 30, 2022
…f purpose. He’s operating at a “head level.” The massive engines of Engage Intrinsic Motivation + Exercise Optimism might actually be running too fast, causing him to run people ragged — is it enough for him to be a sole star, or does he want a winning team? Based on the high PNG, we can leverage his vision to make a commitment to bringing others along. But for Hank, as for so many leaders, his first step is to increase the self-awareness. Until h……The Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment (SEI®)is the complete solution for EQ measurement and development. This suite of well validated, effective tests measure EQ and equip people with a framework for putting emotional intelligence into action….
by Michael Miller | Nov 16, 2021 | EQ Business |
…e team goals have to be aligned with meaningful goals that engage people’s intrinsic motivation – more on this below. How to implement with emotional intelligence: Understand the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, and apply these 3 tips for engaging intrinsic motivation, which will fuel sustainable high performance. Practice clear, accountable communication to make sure team members understand the goal and the role they will pl……5 questions that predict how well teams connect, create and collaborate – and emotional intelligence tips to implement them with your team…
by Joshua Freedman | Sep 6, 2023 | Six Seconds |
…ons or pleasing. In a sense, this is all about the EQ competency of Engage Intrinsic Motivation. When the motivation is growing on the inside, we can step out of our internal power struggle and stop wasting so much energy. As a coach, when you hear those signals of externalizing the change, you can make an observation and ask: “I think you said, ‘I have to change,’ would you mind telling me a bit more about that? What makes it a ‘have to?” Then, y……When a coaching client says, ‘I have to change’ it raises a crucial question: Who’s driving the change process? Here’s a new way of using the Prochaska & DiClemente Stages of Change model and coaching strategies to make change more effective….
by Michael Miller | Jan 6, 2022
…r emotional intelligence across all 8 EQ competencies, including intrinsic motivation and a stronger connection to purpose. “This is the first time in my life I have learnt anything that is going to help me have a life.” – Participant “She was able to manage her anxiety to attend the training; previously anxiety had stopped her attending groups or getting out of the house. “ – Clinician Situation Family Works is an organization whose mission is……Emotional intelligence skills help struggling 18-24 year olds find purpose, motivation in data-driven, innovative program….
by Joshua Freedman | Sep 15, 2020 | EQ Education |
…ulations. These assessments are experientially-based and also connected to motivation and engagement. Many of our educational practices in traditional educational environments directly undermine a person’s development of a proclivity toward a curious mind state. A curious state is one in which you explore and notice, and follow what you’ve noticed… and try to play it out… and question yourself about whether or not you fully understand and apprecia……At a neurological level, how does the brain actually learn, and what’s the role of emotion? What’s the implication for education and training?…
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 3, 2022
…erience, the only EQ competency to explain all 4 success factors is Engage Intrinsic Motivation. The study found that income had little influence over quality of life and subjective wellbeing of hospitality employees and managers. Products & Services Delivered Organizational Research Utilizing Six Seconds’ R&D expertise, orgs link internal performance metrics with the measurable, learnable skills of EQ to identify top areas for opportunity. EQ & S……A study of hotels in the US and Caribbean reveals key insights on the role of emotional intelligence in early career hospitality success….
by Six Seconds | Oct 22, 2021 |
…ing, harnessing, and transforming emotions as a strategic resource. Engage Intrinsic Motivation: Gaining energy from personal values & commitments vs. being driven by external forces. Exercise Optimism: Taking a proactive perspective of hope and possibility. Increase Empathy: Recognizing, connecting with, and appropriately responding to emotions. Pursue Noble Goals: Connecting your daily choices with your overarching sense of purpose. IQ vs. EQ Is……What is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence is about being smarter with feelings. More aware. More intentional. More purposeful….
by Six Seconds | Feb 15, 2022 |
…creasing Motivation Top 10 EQ resources for finding purpose and increasing motivation. Anxiety Causes & Mental Health Action What are anxiety causes and how can emotional intelligence support positive mental health action? Top resources from our EQ experts. Strengthen Your Growth Mindset with Optimism A “Growth Mindset” is about learning and developing, but how do you grow that for yourself and others? Here are our top resources for using the emot……Is it burnout season? Teachers and parents everywhere are ready for a break. There’s never been a better time to practice emotional intelligence. In this month’s newsletter we explore how emotional intelligence can help with educator burnout. Keep reading for EQ research and resources you can use for you, your faculty and students….
by Dr. Susan Stillman | Oct 16, 2011 | EQ Education |
…f behavior, applying consequential thinking, navigating emotions, engaging intrinsic motivation, exercising optimism, increasing student capacity for empathy, and pursuing noble goals. Based on the emerging body of research indicating that emotional intelligence is a predictor of classroom behavior and academic performance (Esturgó-Deu&Sala-Roca, 2010), the teacher-research began to question whether this particular social-emotional learning curric…
by Michael Miller | Jan 8, 2022
…morale driven by huge increases in the key drivers of trust, execution and motivation. Percentage of engaged team members increased from 0% to over 22% Percentage of disengaged team members declined from 40% to 11%. Products & Services Delivered EQ Skills SEI – Six Seconds’ Emotional Intelligence Assessment is a validated psychometric tool for measuring emotional intelligence, used with over 250k people worldwide. Read more about SEI. Team Climate……Facing a crisis of morale, engagement and productivity, Westcomm decides to invest in emotionally intelligent leadership….
by Maria Jackson | May 20, 2019 | EQ Life, Six Seconds |
…alues This past week, my EQ goal was to practice making decisions based on intrinsic motivation. You see, I can be quite the over-thinker; last week, when deciding where to go out for dinner, I started to do what I normally do: Think, and weigh the pros and cons, and try to decide, and throw in more options… sometimes I do this until I’m too tired to even leave the house! But then I stopped. I KNOW what I value: I want something healthy, close to……We all make hundreds of decisions a day; do they align with your values? This week’s Illuminate gives you three practical steps for identifying your values, putting them into practice, and making your life more aligned with your values….
by Six Seconds | Jun 9, 2011 |
…ate – and why do they matter? For decades, organizations have struggled to engage people. According to Gallup, just within the US, disengagement costs over 450 billion dollars a year. While many businesses focus on IP or market assets, at the end of the day, without strong people, organizations fail. Peter Drucker, legendary management expert, said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” — but how do leaders shape culture? Culture is the knowledge……What actually makes a high performing organization? It’s all about people — with trust at the center….
by Michael Miller | Mar 16, 2022
…he bottom 25%. The top performers scored 29% higher on average in Engaging Intrinsic Motivation. Products & Services Delivered EQ Skills SEI – Six Seconds’ Emotional Intelligence Assessment is a validated psychometric tool for measuring emotional intelligence, used with over 250k people worldwide. Read more about SEI. Custom Development To address the organization’s specific needs using Six Seconds’ methodology, a custom program was developed, tes……This study demonstrated a correlation between emotional intelligence and high performance for female CEOs and Board Members in Kenya….
by Joshua Freedman | Dec 28, 2023 | EQ Life, Six Seconds |
…s more powerful than the old triggers. 3 Questions to Tap Into Sustainable Motivation How can you be sure that your motivation is coming from a place of optimism and possibility, instead of fear and failure? The worksheet below, and this blog post, suggest 3 powerful questions you can ask yourself to get and stay motivated. Get Your Free Poster Explore three essential motivation questions & tips for coaching yourself Practicing on Purpose: How to……Why do New Year’s resolutions nearly always fail? And what can we do to make them stick? Explore the neuroscience of change and motivation….
by Patty Freedman | May 9, 2024 | EQ Education |
…itially more appealing but are subsequently more likely to hamper people’s intrinsic motivation.” They conclude “when people have ‘too many’ options to consider, they simply strive to end the choice-making ordeal by finding a choice that is merely satisfactory, rather than optimal. Doing otherwise would demand more effort than seems justified by the prospective increase in utility or satisfaction.” What does this study mean for our classrooms? Cho……Overwhelmed by decisions? Here’s how emotional intelligence can help you develop strategies to be more efficient and balanced in your decisions not defeated by them….
by Maria Jackson | May 14, 2018 | EQ Life, Six Seconds |
…hile they are both strongly empathetic, they are learning to bolster their intrinsic motivation by taking time alone. They are learning that they can also look for love from within themselves. Together, Jane and John are learning that love will be given steadily and without conditions. What is the thread that runs between all of these? Value your relationship by making a plan. Knowing what the agreement will be going into tough times is essential….…Learning your attachment style might completely change how you (and your partner) fight, play, and build a relationship….
by Joshua Freedman | Dec 4, 2018 | Six Seconds |
…“balanced” in terms of EQ competencies. Europe has the highest in “Engage Intrinsic Motivation.” Despite economic challenges, Latin America has the highest scores on “Exercise Optimism.” Tracking EQ Trends Since 2011 State of the Heart has tracked the changing trends in emotional intelligence (EQ) since 2011. This analysis mines the world’s most complete EQ dataset from the SEI, or Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment. The SEI toolset in……Five powerful insights from the world’s largest study on emotional intelligence shows keys to wellbeing, gender differences, and how we might finally understand changing generations….
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 3, 2022
…tions. Team emotional intelligence scores increased by 8.9%. Team member’s intrinsic motivation scores increased by 16.3%. A significant increase in participants’ decision making ability. Products & Services Delivered EQ Skills SEI – Six Seconds’ Emotional Intelligence Assessment is a validated psychometric tool for measuring emotional intelligence, used with over 250k people worldwide. Read more about SEI. Custom Development To address the organi……A leadership team on the brink of collapse uses EQ assessments, coaching and training to transform internal dynamics – with remarkable results….
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 12, 2018
…of the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Model. This is week four: Engage Intrinsic Motivation. If we were to make a… … Illuminate: Feeling Stuck Try This 3-Step Technique (10/7/2019) – This week, we’ll dive in + explore a practical technique for navigating feelings that just seem to linger. … Illuminate: What Do You Really Want? (9/18/2019) –
[et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https……Dive into a beautiful (and true!) story about the power of navigating emotions– and learn how you can transform anger/sadness/grief/confusion into wisdom about yourself and your life’s path….
by Joshua Freedman | Sep 24, 2018
…Leadership and Emotional Intelligence specializing in building resilience, intrinsic motivation and optimism. Business practitioner with over 17 years’ experience in senior management positions in Poland and Europe in business and sales development, general management, business and financial advisory. Ex Head of Sales and Head of Business Development at Toshiba Europe GmbH, he also worked for Grant Thornton, Ernst & Young and Allied Irish Bank……Leaders from business, government & education from around Europe bring valuable insight on implementing emotional intelligence in the region….
by Michael Miller | Jan 9, 2022
…, as well as increases of over 20% in critical thinking, collaboration and motivation. Overview Situation: In response to a cluster of teen suicides in an affluent school district, one teacher-researcher sought to find a curriculum that would help both students’ mental health and academic competencies. Solution: The teacher chose the Self-Science Curriculum, the social emotional learning curriculum that inspired Daniel Goleman’s 1995 bestseller, E……A third-grade classroom in Silicon Valley Elementary School implements Self-Science and sees a 25% boost to academics….
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 11, 2022
…thy relationships. Read More EQPlus Motivation Profile What’s driving your motivation? EQPlus® Motivation Profile provides profound insight on how you motivate yourself now, and how you build more energy to get the results you’re looking to achieve. Read More The SEQ Toolset | Spiritual and Emotional Intelligence The SEQ Toolset is a custom emotional intelligence tool that measures a person’s current capacity to create a full, meaningful and conne……Six Seconds publishes robust, effective assessments to measure what matters — plus a deep bench of curriculum and learning aids that work with the tools. We’ve created two lines of assessments that make the invisible, visible: SEI and VS….
by Joshua Freedman | Jul 26, 2020
…ing a growth mindset at work, at school, and at home. Anxiety Causes & Mental Health Action What causes anxiety and how can emotional intelligence help people manage this challenge? What is metal health, and how can we use EQ to support a deeper level of emotional wellbeing? Purpose & Motivation Motivation is driven by meaning, mastery, and autonomy. Meaning is why purpose matters. Here are top emotional intelligence resources to help people find……The essential emotional intelligence topics, with our top resources curated for easy access. Emotional intelligence resources selected for you – on equity, anxiety, emotions list, kindness, growth mindset and more…
by Michael Miller | Jan 8, 2022
…apability among its emerging leaders – and a dramatic increase in employee engagement throughout the company (% of engaged went from 19% to 41%, and % of disengaged dropped from 24% to just 9%) “I now have the vision to help people see the direction that the company is heading, why it is valuable and how they can play a role. I understand how to get everyone heading in the same direction… Situation Vega Energy Partners is a privately held company……Leverage emotional intelligence to build the succession pipeline, increase engagement, and look toward the future….
by Michael Miller | Jan 7, 2022
…aborative program focused on the Why, What, and How of increasing employee engagement for a culture of safety. Results: They experienced a dramatic increase in engagement, production quality, and safety, while transforming their workplace into a positive place to work. The project focused moving away from a “safety program” and replacing that with a “culture of safety” based on a clear understanding of the organizational climate and new management……A multi-year intervention in an American chemical manufacturing plant led to a 91% improvement in employee engagement, which was correlated with a 167% increase in production quality and an 83% decrease in reportable safety incidents….
by Michael Miller | Jan 8, 2022
…ress each team’s specific issues. Results: An average 20% increase in team engagement across the four teams, which fueled increases on 90% of team KPIs such as trust, motivation, and execution. Here is a graph of one team’s improvement over a 6-month period, including a doubling of the percent of Engaged employees: “It’s opened the door to us being more honest with each other – and that’s vital if we are going to deliver all of the things that we……EQ coaching increase team engagement for a 90% performance gain. Lessons from four cases by Greengrass Consulting in the United Kingdom….
by Joshua Freedman | Aug 7, 2010 | EQ Business, Six Seconds |
…our competencies:> Apply Consequential Thinking, Navigate Emotions, Engage Intrinsic Motivation, and Exercise Optimism. The Self Direction area, called “Give Yourself,” includes Increase Empathy and Pursue Noble Goals. The assessment provides an overall EQ score, scores for each of the three macro areas, and scores for each of the eight competencies for a total of 12 normative values. Performance The Performance scale was developed from a question……How important is emotional intelligence in a hard-driving business environment of the UAE? A study with leaders at Dubai Knowledge Village says: EQ is essential….
by Six Seconds | Jul 7, 2020 | EQ Business |
…Performance; Key factors are competencies called Pursue Noble Goal, Engage Intrinsic Motivation, and Exercise Optimism (R2 from .2 to .46). In the Brain Talents, Resilience is the highest predictor; R2=.46 Do any of these surprise you? What can you do with this data? Avril In conclusion — what’s one key take away from the new research? This research connects the dots – leadership outcomes are at tip of the iceberg. The leadership drivers sit at th……People interested in EQ know that emotional intelligence is essential for leadership — but how, exactly, are they linked? We’ll unveil new research showing, for the first time, how specific EQ skills and leadership capabilities are linked… revealing a path to grow stronger leadership that WORKS in the current times….
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 30, 2022
…of world-class experts in specific applications of EQ. Measures how people intrinsically motivate themselves and how this directly affects their results; provides tips, deep insights and a powerful framework for increasing success. SEI-LTC measures a leader’s Change Readiness – and provides an AGILE Leadership framework for leaders to follow as they grow their EQ competence. EQFIT Sales Profile measures what matters to grow sales – providing real-……From growing sales to spiritual connection, these powerful tools blend the robust psychometrics of the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment with the unique expertise of world-class experts in specific applications of EQ….
by Six Seconds | Jul 18, 2011 | Six Seconds |
…se three areas, such as emotional literacy, navigating emotions, intrinsic motivation, and empathy. The SEI also includes an assessment of current effectiveness and puts the EQ scores in the context of performance results. Development Report and Leader’s Development Guide come with over 20 pages of interpretation and actionable, substantive development suggestions. The SEI assessment and reports are available in several languages. Purpose: The SEI……Which emotional intelligence test is best? It depends on your needs and goals; here is an objective-ish review of leading tools with links for more information….
